Although in the Nicaraguan market properties are priced up to 30% or 40% cheaper compared to the prices registered prior to the political and health crisis, sales have fallen considerably.
Taking as a reference 2017, the year prior to the political and social crisis in Nicaragua, it is evident that currently real estate prices have decreased by up to 30% or 40%, assure businessmen in the sector.
Since it is expected that when the pandemic is overcome, 4 out of 5 companies will opt for hybrid working modalities, which contemplate face-to-face and distance activities, the offer of offices will have to be adjusted to the new market conditions.
Before the pandemic, it was estimated that only 30% of companies were betting on modalities that included face-to-face and telecommuting activities.
Because projects that were planned prior to the pandemic are expected to be developed in Guatemala in 2021 and 2022, developers will need to assess whether they need to rethink them, as some market conditions have changed in this new reality.
Because of the pandemic resulting from the covid-19 outbreak in the country, several projects were delayed or not implemented during 2020. In some cases, it was not possible to begin work because from March to August of last year, the government imposed severe restrictions on the movement of people and on some productive activities.
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Between July and October 2020, the number of people in Panama looking for rental homes grew 56%, while in Guatemala, the number of people exploring options for renting a home fell 37%.
CentralAmericaData's interactive platform, Consumer Insights, monitors in real time changes in consumer habits in all markets in the region and in other Latin American countries, with key data to understand their behavior, new trends and anticipate eventual changes in their purchasing patterns.
Open spaces in the condominiums, green areas and enough rooms to accommodate a home office, are aspects that Guatemalan consumers consider when buying a residential property.
As a result of the covid-19 outbreak, the population in Guatemala was subjected to strict quarantine, which caused changes in people's behaviors and modified tastes and preferences.
Between July and October 2020 the number of people in Panama looking for apartments to rent grew 34%, while the number of Honduran consumers looking to buy apartments for sale fell 5%.
CentralAmericaData's interactive platform, Consumer Insights, monitors in real time changes in consumer habits in all markets in the region and in other Latin American countries, with key data to understand their behavior, new trends and anticipate eventual changes in their buying patterns.
A bill was presented to the National Assembly to regulate the leasing of real estate, so that the client who rents a property has the option to buy it.
In order to regulate the financial leasing of real estate known as real estate leasing or housing leasing, the Minister of Housing and Land Management (Miviot), Rogelio Paredes, was the official the Executive who presented the bill to the Assembly.
From January to June 2020, 57 environmental impact studies were presented for the construction of commercial buildings in Central American countries, and most of them are concentrated in Costa Rica and El Salvador.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an updated list of public and private constructionprojects that present environmental impact studies (EIS) to the respective institutions in each country.
Foreigners who invest a minimum of $300,000 in real estate in Panama may apply for the Permanent Residence Program for Economic Reasons for Qualified Investors.
In order to stimulate economic reactivation by attracting high net worth investors to boost different sectors of the economy such as real estate and construction, the government created a new program.
Because the supply of office and commercial buildings has increased, and at the same time unemployment has also risen, in Costa Rica the directors of these properties foresee that next year the parties will have to renegotiate the contracts.
Data collected by Colliers International indicate that between June 2019 and the same month in 2020 the total inventory of commercial buildings increased by 1.5% from 1.16 million m2 to 1.18 million m2.
As a result of the crisis, in Costa Rica in June of this year the rate of availability of premises in shopping centers climbed to 11.8%, a proportion of concern because a healthy level should not exceed 10%.
When the first cases of covid-19 were reported, in all Central American markets the interest in renting residential apartments fell abruptly, however, since April the fall stopped and in the last months an upward trend was evident.
Through a system that monitors in real time the changes in the interests and preferences of consumers in Central American countries, developed by CentralAmericaData, it is possible to project short and long term demand trends for the different products, sectors and markets that operate in the region.
The commitment to long term rentals instead of vacation rentals, preference for larger residences and innovation in the marketing tools of the projects under development are some of the changes expected in the coming months, which could set a new pattern in the sector.
The health crisis caused by the spread of covid-19 ended up changing consumer habits in all Central American markets. In this scenario the real estate market is no exception. This sector will have to adjust to take advantage of the opportunities generated by the current crisis.
From January to June of this year, the constructed area of warehouses and other industrial properties in Costa Rica increased by 58,273 square meters compared to the same period in 2019, which is equivalent to an annual increase of 3%.
Colliers, a firm specialized in real estate, informed that as well as the built area, the availability of spaces in the Costa Rican market also increased. The study specifies that as of June of this year the space of industrial properties without renting was located in 221,156 m2, which is equivalent to a 50% increase with respect to what was reported in June 2019.
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